Happy Tuesday!

Hello everyone. This is my first entry of a new blog I like to call "The Bathroom Session." I recently had an experience where I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning listening to music on a bathroom floor with two people I had just met. Besides the fact that our musical tastes were quite similar, it gave me a great opportunity to discover some new stuff that I have yet to hear of, so I figured in order to stay aware of these great bands and people and songs, everybody needed a bathroom session every once in a while.

I'll attempt to post songs whenever I can, but I'll mainly post them in groups of 5 songs, with a little blurb about each one. Songs may vary from indie, house, dubstep, rap, hip hop...basically whatever I'm feeling in the mood for. So lets start things off with the first song:

Röyksopp - Happy Up Here (House/Dance/Indie)



This is the song I was listening to when I decided to start this blog, so it was only fitting that it was the first song I picked. It's a great song by a great duo out of Norway. Always manages to put a smile on my face. It is a year old, and I actually haven't gotten around to listening to their newest album, but you better believe I will. This song, besides from having a great music video, has a kicking beat, and a catchy tune that you'll probably be whistling for a while. 


Beastie Boys - Intergalactic (Gentleman Theives Remix)(Hip Hop/House)


Stumbled across this gem one night while on a Beastie Boy Binge (the triple 'B'). Its a great remix that mashes an late 90s hip hop track, with almost a disco feel to it. Its a remix that remains true to the original, with all original lyrics, song structure, and speed, yet is so completely different, by the end it's hard to even remember what the original sounded like. Enjoy the trippy, spacey breakdowns, and ESPECIALLY the last verse, which is played on the off beat. Makes you wish the song would never end.


GDP - Gonzo Journalism (Rap/Hip Hop)


A bit of a switch from the last two tracks, but this one's awesome in its own special way. This a very dirty rapper from the suburban white town of West Orange, NJ. He's not signed to a major label...yet. Look for him though. He's been around for a while, and he's still pretty young. This is a song about, well, drugs mainly. Its just a quicky, but has a fantastic backing beat. His rhyming style is a little different, but once you hear a line or two, you'll pick up on it right away. 


Miike Snow - Silvia(Indie/House)


If you don't know who Miike Snow is, you need to crawl out from under your rock and throw some headphones on. Miike Snow is a Swedish trio who've dropped only one album which was self titled, but they've remixed the likes of Passion Pit and Vampire Weekend and have caught the attention of numerous genre heads. Keep an eye out for some new stuff from them around the bend. This is one of those tracks thats got a really slow and dramatic feel to it, mixed with a more upbeat brighter backing beat. Oh yeah, and watch out about halfway through the song when you get an uncontrollable urge to bob your head. 


Proxy - Decoys(House/Dubstep)


Ending things with a bang. This is a great dance-y dubstep-y track I wandered upon. Its has a really dirty, heavy feel to it, like most dubstep, but without as many of the wobbles and break beats. I really enjoyed this song while driving, especially at night. However not the best dubstep I've heard, and certainly not the best house I've heard, this provides a nice little halfway house for all you Electro fans.